The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-21
THINGS TERRITORIAL.
Col. Thornton, of Butte, is dead.

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Col. Thornton, of Butte, is dead.
Miles City has voted in favor of incor.
poration; there was less than 100 votes
cast, little interest was evidently mani.
tested.
The Northern Pacific has Just publish
ed tariff on apples from st. Paul to Hell,
ena and Butte at 81 % per hundred
pounds
The Pioneer Press Paper company
gives notice that c. b. Haynes is no longer
in their employ. G. b. will undoubtedly
travel for another eastern paper house.
A shut down of the Alice company
mines and works at Butte City has been
ordered to take effect October first. This
action is rendered necessary an account
of the executive rate charged by the
railroad on salt.
A telegram informs Col, Broadwater
that the Manitoba was within forty-ive
miles of Benton. Track-laying is pre-
crossing at the rate of from three to four
miles day, and providing for all con-
tlngences Benton will be reached not
latter than October 1st.
John Embody. aged 10 years. was muir
dered on his ranch near the head of
Dearborn creek, on the 9th inst. His
murderer is young man. stranger in
the vicinity, having lately come from the
Northwest territory, and was arrested IN
Missoula last week.
Chief Engineer Anderson has designat
ed j. j. Donovan as engineer in charge
of the following named railroads con-
Meeting with the Northern Pacific: Hell
ena, Boulder Valley Il Butte; Helena,
Boulder & Madison Helena & Rel
Mountain; Helena & Northern; Drum
mond & Philipsburg. Asalso such other
construction work as may be assigned to
him.
Surveyor-General Greene has received
orders to Immediately arrange for re
surveying the south.boundary ofthe Grow
Indian reservation from the Big Horn
| river to the southeastern corner of that
reservation, and from the Montana bases
line to the Yellowstone river, along the
eastern boundary of the reserve. The
lines thus run are TO be marked with
permanent and substantial monuments.
iron perferred.
The sad news of the sudden death of
J. W. Story of Okla, was received here
last night. Mr.. Story died Monday even
ing very unexpectedly. He was bust
ness man well known. and very popular
with everyone who had any dealings
with him, and his death will be un.
iversally regretted. No particulars have
been received here as yet, nothing being
known excent the mere fact of his
demise Gazette.
Col. Broadwater says he has definitely
concluded that two passenger trains will
be run .laily between Helena and Butte.
One will be the through train to and
from St. Paul, and the other will be
Montana central local. The seventy
three miles between Helena and Butte
will be covered in three hours and the
fare will be cut to about one-half of
present rates A part of the equipment
of the Central trains will be pailor cars
for the accommodation of parties or
families. As soon as business warrants
it, local train will be run from Helena
to Great Falls.
The recent strike in the Castle noun.
tains eclipses anything yet found in that
camp OF in the territory This was made
by Col. Kent, 81 Ring and Tuck Butter
field in the Greyhound lead. Seventeen
and half ounces of this ore yielded 50 :
65. This rock was taken from the mine
and pounded in a mortar and panned
out by disinterested party. The mine.
we understand, will probably be bonded
for $4,000. Mr.. Burghardt has 10 days
option on it al, that figure, $1,000 to be
paid down and $500 in sixty days. This
lead is situated in the granite about a
half mile above the Cumberland, and
develops a new feature to the already
famous camp.-Husbandm
On Monday, Geo. II. Lyons and W.
Baldwin brought to town and lodged in
the Hotel de Carruthers three men,
named Charles Brown, Gus Smith, and
Richard johnson, charged with stealing
span of mules belonging to Baldwin.
On Saturday morning, Mr.. Baldwin went
out to get up his mules, which were in
the habit of staying near home, and was
surprised to find them gone. In the
search for them, he came across some
parties who told him they had seen three
men driving two mules which answered
the description ofhis team, going toward
Snake river, and he at once started in
pursuit. On arriving at Henry's Lake, he
found Geo. Lyon and wife, who were on
their way to the Park, and Mr.. Lyon,
with two others who were at the lake
volunteered to assist him in getting his
animals back. That night, they dis
covered the robbers in camp on Shotgun
creek, all three being asleep, and the
mules picketed near by. Instantly COW
ering them with their guns, the pur-
suers awoke them, and before they were
hardly aware Of what had happened to
them, the thieves were safely under
arrest. The boys stayed with their
prisoners all night, and on Sunday took
them to Baldwin's place where they re.
mained oyer Sunday night, and as above
stated, brought them to Virginia City
and lodged them in Jail next day. On
"Wednesday, they were taken before
Judge Williams, and, waving prelimi-
nary examination, wera bound over in
$1,000 bonds to await the action of the
grand jury. Being unable to procure
the necessary bail, they were committed
to- prison in Observation-Disclosures.